Drivers, smokers bemoan tax hikes

Does 3 cents matter to you? Will you even notice with gas prices fluctuating on a dime week by week?

What about the $1 tax on cigarettes?

On Wednesday tax hikes will go into effect across Massachusetts, bringing the gas tax up to 24 cents per gallon and the cigarette tax up by $1 per pack, thanks to the House and Senate's vote to override Gov. Deval L. Patrick's veto of the transportation financing bill last week.